Archive for June, 2010
Douglas Adams Was Wrong: We Are Not “Mostly Harmless.”
Lyndsey here. If you hadn’t noticed, I’ve been out of pocket for the past few weeks. Mostly because it’s summer time in Alabama and my pool doesn’t have wi-fi and my office frowns upon bikinis and coconut rum. If I find a way to bring the two worlds together, my posts will probably get much more imaginative and abundant.
One Bigot Down, Plenty More to Go.
Helen Thomas announced her retirement today and I say good riddance to her. If we all can agree on nothing else, we can agree that we private citizens should ostracize, marginalize, and disempower bigots as much as we are able, not just this time but every time. Neither should we let them or their former [...]
On Israeli Apartheid and Matters of Life and Death
Earlier today, one of my Twitter followers accused me of supporting South African-style apartheid because I staunchly and with few apologies defend the nation of Israel. This baffled me. Surely defending Israel’s right to exist as a nation does not mean that I support every move the nation makes, does it? To him, it does. [...]
Another Fine Moment in Progressive History (Updated with the Tale of MSM Malfeasance)
Living fossil Helen Thomas lurched forth from the murk of the tar pits where she lives to issue her solution on the current unrest in the Middle East. I regret that the video is so poor. Apparently, she was not quite up to screaming them from a nearby balcony in the original German. I suppose [...]
It’s Come to This: Hitler Gets Wind of the Imperfect Game
You just knew it was only a matter of time before word of Jim Joyce’s blown call reached Hitler’s bunker. Sadly, the video is not embeddable, so you’ll have to click the link to get to it. Your time will not be wasted, though. Also, if you want another reasonable, but wrong, opinion on instant [...]
Umpire Steals a Perfect Game. Baseball Shouldn’t Steal the Game’s Soul.
I have been a baseball fan all my life. I’ve watched thousands of games and I tell you that I’ve never seen a worse call by an umpire than the call Jim Joyce made to rob the Detroit Tigers’ Armando Gallaraga of a perfect game tonight. If Joyce had made the right call — the [...]
Holder Then: We Don’t Announce Our Investigations Ever! Holder Now: We’re Investigating BP.
So far, the federal government has been worse than invisible in the Gulf of Mexico. Oh sure, the President flew in to deliver a big speech where he could pound the proverbial pulpit and swear eternal vengeance upon all the evidoers who befouled our pristine shores. Then he went on vacation and left Eric Holder in [...]
This Summer, The Grilling Isn’t Just for Burgers!
I’m with Moe Lane. Let’s get Donald Berwick, President Obama’s nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid, in front of America to explain a few things. I look forward to putting Sir Donald under the glare of television cameras and inviting him to explain why he loves a system that is actively importing foreign doctors to cover [...]
That’s What You Said